Hey America.
I have an idea. Stop using your kids to prop up this crazy person’s racist campaign.
Thanks,
-Sane People.
Video from Fox 10 Phoenix:
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LIVE COVERAGE: South Florida Students Walk Out En Masse To Demand Gun Control Changes
UPDATED: 7:35 PM EST
At noon today, thousands of students at dozens of South Florida high schools walked out of class in order to protest Americ6’s gun laws.
By our (still ongoing count), close to 30 different schools were involved in the protest in the tri-county area.
We’ll be bringing you coverage of this historic event throughout the day.
Has your school walked out?
Send us pictures and videos of it either via email to [email protected] or via Twitter DM to @OfficialJoelF.
South Florida Schools That Have Walked Out:
(Did your school walk out but you don’t see it on our list? Let us KNOW!)
Omni Middle School (Boca Raton)
-According to a reporter with the Palm Beach Post, dozens of middle schools kids at Omni Middle School in Boca jumped over a fence to protest.
Students at Omni Middle School in Boca Raton jumped a fence and darted out of school to protest for gun reform following #ParklandShooting. They are 11, 12 and 13-year-olds. I repeat – 11, 12, and 13… pic.twitter.com/UmutoFOv5A
— Lulu Ramadan (@luluramadan) February 21, 2018
School For Advanced Studies North Campus
School For Advanced Studies Wolfson Campus
Pembroke Pines Charter High School
we WALKOUT cause we WANT CHANGE #MSDStrong #NationalSchoolWalkout -pembroke pines charter high school pic.twitter.com/jhoHrHG8gU
— tatiana (@TatiRivera_) February 21, 2018
Barbara Goleman
Students at Barbara Goleman took to the streets (@mvphvxsel) pic.twitter.com/sK3Q2Oxz0s
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) February 21, 2018
Miami Arts Charter School
Students at Miami Arts Charter School did 17 minutes of silence for the 17 students and teachers that have lost their lives. Stood outside the school and kids gave their demands to change the school security and safety. We demand a change! #Walkout #DouglasStrong @OfficialJoelF pic.twitter.com/Z5FsNfR2nf
— gabby (@gabxhernandez) February 21, 2018
North Broward Prep
Update: North Broward Prep students were let off-campus today. Parent sent me footage of the kids walking 7.7 miles to Stoneman Douglas High pic.twitter.com/PaZvGu1QIE
— Jerry Iannelli (@jerryiannelli) February 21, 2018
John A. Ferguson High School
We walked out because we are standing in solidarity with the victims of all mass shootings but most specifically our hearts stand with our SoFlo brothers and sisters that we have lost. We are Miami Strong. We are Ferguson Strong. #WalkOut #GunControlNow .@wsvn .@OfficialJoelF pic.twitter.com/rWFrYfkyMS
— gypsy (@actuallygypsy) February 21, 2018
Everglades High School
EVERGLADES HIGH STOPS TRAFFIC @OfficialJoelF pic.twitter.com/pPLXwbrtlQ
— Cynthia (@cyndiazzz) February 21, 2018
Coral Reef Senior High
Students at Coral Reef Senior High gathered during their walkout (@tiff_tiff009) pic.twitter.com/WjLlxaMgLG
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) February 21, 2018
Coconut Creek High
RIGHT NOW: Coconut Creek High students walking 8 miles to Stoneman Douglas High (vid: @hammerhead33065) pic.twitter.com/AmrlBcxhpH
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) February 21, 2018
Miami Lakes Educational Center
Miami Lakes Educational Center students walked out of class to hang orange ribbons on the fence (@GGxmez) pic.twitter.com/KzWYt51E5T
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) February 21, 2018
Miami Design And Architecture High School
Students at Miami’s Design And Architecture High School protest today joining kids in #Miami & #Florida calling out NRA & do-nothing politicians. Awe and admiration for these young leaders. #GunReformNow @juancuba @Emma4Change pic.twitter.com/n1ZypHHpmb
— Jordan Levin (@jordanglevin) February 21, 2018
Miami Beach Senior High
#WeNeedChange #NeverAgain #WeStandWithDouglas MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH STANDS WITH DOUGLAS @mbseniorhigh pic.twitter.com/q6vqxW4ywP
— Tati? (@Tatianaavega) February 21, 2018
Palmetto High
this generation is no longer quiet. from Palmetto High, in Miami. #GunReformNow #Parkland pic.twitter.com/ng9m90codI
— boba ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@analcristical) February 21, 2018
Miami Jackson High
Jackson High School in #Miami standing up with #Parkland #guncontrolnow pic.twitter.com/tZyb6Hlfo3
— Monica Zulueta (@moncaroe) February 21, 2018
Southwest Miami Senior High
@OfficialJoelF southwest miami senior high pic.twitter.com/KZfPZIgZLr
— Hispanic Honey (@honeysamanthuhh) February 21, 2018
Felix Varela Senior High
Felix Varela Senior High walkout (vid: @umshelly) pic.twitter.com/uPAe6W4Nqv
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) February 21, 2018
G Holmes Braddock High School
@OfficialJoelF pic.twitter.com/1He1JEwGjm
— sel (@alessiasscars) February 21, 2018
Miami Edison
-We received a report from a Miami real estate agent who said he saw students walk out from Edison. Working to get video.
Coral Glades High
#HAPPENING #NOW Students at Coral Glades High have staged a walk out as part of the #NeverAgain movement. The students are walking 4+ miles to #StonemanDouglas in #Parkland. pic.twitter.com/Vld9mOHX9E
— Carlos Suarez (@CarlosWPLG) February 21, 2018
Coral Springs High
Students at Coral Springs High School walk out of their classrooms and form #heart on the field in honor of 17 students killed last week. @CBSMiami #CoralSpringsHighSchool #MarjoryStonemanDouglasHigh #ParklandStrong pic.twitter.com/fXbvSUHM0c
— Lisa Hendry (@LisaHendryCBS4) February 21, 2018
Jose Marti MAST
Jose Marti MAST walk out underway (@melizaalonso_) pic.twitter.com/IWIBhGvrgN
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) February 21, 2018
Miami Killian Senior High
Students walking out at Miami Killian Senior High (@sleptonnn) pic.twitter.com/dURvBdmyE4
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) February 21, 2018
Ronald Reagan High School
@OfficialJoelF pic.twitter.com/XPp2FwglyA
— mariana (@_marianadelrio) February 21, 2018
Mater Academy
Mater Academy students have walked out as the clock struck 12pm (pic: @elitbh) pic.twitter.com/xF77IU4EvV
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) February 21, 2018
-Students walked out right as the clocked struck 12 PM according to a student.
Cooper City High School
Cooper City High walkout underway (vid: @sarahtkhan) pic.twitter.com/kggrR7Yfsb
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) February 21, 2018
Cypress Bay High School
Students walked out of Cypress Bay High School at 10 AM Wednesday. Photo Credit: @valfuenmayorr/ Twitter
-Students at Cypress Bay walked out at 10 AM with handmade signs.
Champagnat Catholic School
Champagnat Catholic School students marching to Hialeah City Hall (vid: @Itslildx3) pic.twitter.com/rsOv71iFzR
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) February 21, 2018
Hialeah Senior High
Photo Credit: @Nila_bruhh/ Twitter
Photo Credit: @Nila_bruhh/ Twitter
Other Protests:
Florida State University
-Thousands of FSU students are marching to the state capitol.
-Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is attending a protest at the capitol as well.
RIGHT NOW: FSU students gearing up to march to the State Capitol. Tallahassee Mayor @AndrewGillum is present. (vid: @sophiefunster) pic.twitter.com/Uf3WcxCUWu
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) February 21, 2018
Iowa City, Iowa
Students in Iowa City, Iowa stage a walkout in protest against gun violence. “Not all of us can vote…not all of us do have that say, but we will eventually” #NeverAgain #BanMachineGuns pic.twitter.com/s6sFh97brj
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) February 21, 2018
Arizona
#LIVE VIDEO: Student walk out at Gilbert High School. Watch live: https://t.co/YLfa6FP2t2 #abc15 pic.twitter.com/6rfpxlVOdv
— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) February 21, 2018
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The Strange But True Story Behind How The Internet Discovered The Identity Of “Grateful Doe” 20 Years After His Death
By Erika Hills
After over twenty years, a South Carolina family is able to have closure thanks to the help of some resourceful Internet sleuths.
Known only as “Grateful Doe” for two decades, Jason Patrick Callahan was involved in a fatal Emporia, VA car accident in June 1995 while following The Grateful Dead’s 1995 tour.
According to The Washington Post, authorities were able to quickly identify the driver but not the passenger.
Due to the extent of Callahan’s injuries, it prevented them from accurately sketching or describing him. Callahan was hitch-hiking along the East Coast, WSOC-TV reported, which further increased the difficulty in identification.
On Dec. 9, the Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUS) confirmed that Grateful Doe was 19-year-old Callahan from Myrtle Beach.
Volunteers and amateur detectives on the true-crime forum WebSleuths began working on Grateful Doe’s case in July 2005.
Ten years ago users on the site started cross-referencing the case with hundreds of entries in the missing persons’ database, The Washington Post reported.
WMBF-TV reported that following an updated facial reconstruction of Grateful Doe this past year, the case caught fire once more. This time, users on Reddit and Facebook joined the efforts to give him a name and his family closure. On the Grateful Doe subreddit and Facebook page, many people came together to post tips, updates, photos, and even the original newspaper article describing the accident.
Information indicating that Grateful Doe may be Jason Callahan was received on social media a year ago. It led to the Myrtle Beach Police Department working diligently alongside other agencies to link both cases by collecting DNA samples.
As they waited in anticipation, many people following the case expressed their elation in the mere possibility of it being solved after so long.
11 months later, upon the news of Callahan being identified, people from different corners of the Internet united.The relentless support and hard work of countless strangers, in a mission to bring a name to the nameless and closure for a family, has finally paid off.
“Rest in peace, Jason Callahan. I am so thrilled you have your name back,” a Reddit user commented on Dec. 10.Have a news tip? Send it to [email protected] Like to write? You can become a Rise News contributor.
Cover Photo Credit: Grateful Doe Facebook Group
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Dreamers Rally In Front Of Miami’s Freedom Tower To Oppose Trump’s DACA Decision
On a day when most people in South Florida began to prepare for the impacts of Hurricane Irma, thousands of Dreamers were forced to think about something equally difficult- their very future in the United States.
After the announcement from the Trump Administration that the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program would be ended in six months time, over 100 local activists and Dreamers took to Miami’s Freedom Tower to express their anger.
Here’s what they said:
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